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Meanings of catmint in English
Portuguese
erva-de-gato 
Hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats.
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Examples for "catnip"
Examples for "catnip"
1
A catnip comforter is another idea: numerous cats are used as blanket.
2
She reveled in his helplessness, rolled in it like Verdi in catnip.
3
Call it campy if you want; to me, it was straight catnip.
4
Access to technical power acted like catnip on certain of these youngsters.
5
I was joking but honestly, I had little idea what catnip was.
Usage of catmint in English
1
Nutcase often liked to bask in the bare patches here, usually beside the catmint.
2
"The word, as Comrade Maude was just about to observe," said Smith, "is a corruption of catmint.
3
Catmint, the waist-high, downy-leafed perennial with the whorls of white, pink, and purple flowers, was a mild sedative that could relieve tension and cramps.